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How Federal Debt May Impact Banking

South State Correspondent

The Federal debt is already impacting banking. Cyclical economic changes are driven by business cycles. These changes may occur swiftly, such as interest rate changes, inflation changes, or unemployment rate changes. Cyclical changes and their impact on the economy dominate the news and the attention of corporate boardrooms because they are immediate and need to be addressed in real-time.

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Fiserv to let Brazilians use Pix in US

Payments Dive

The payments processing giant is providing support to extend the Brazilian instant payments system to merchants and consumers around the world.

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What #Banking Trend Will Have the Greatest Impact on Your Bank?

Jeff For Banks

This was the question posed to Bank Profitability students as part of the Oregon Bankers' Association's Executive Development Program (EDP). These were up-and-coming bankers, the future leaders of our industry, identifying industry trends that will have the greatest impact on their bank, in no particular order. 1. Interest Rates So many financial institutions had a positive GAP (assets that are maturing or repricing within one year minus liabilities that are maturing or repricing within one year

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NY Fed enters cross-border tokenization effort

Payments Dive

The central bank will join six other central banks in exploring blockchain technology to speed up international payments.

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Fall In Love With the Month-End Close

It's the time of year to give our close process some TLC. Join us in this one hour webinar where we discuss how to adopt leading practices and infuse technology into the month-end close process to improve our experience and increase our productivity during month-end and quarter-end close. Learning Objectives: This course's objective is to understand how the month-end close can be improved with automation and adoption of leading practices.

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US banks ‘sabotaging’ own net zero plans by livestock financing, report claims

TheGuardian

Lending to meat, dairy and feed corporations led to ‘significant proportion’ of banks’ emissions, Friends of the Earth found American banks are “sabotaging” their own climate commitments by financing meat, dairy and feed corporations, according to a report. The report analysed funding from 58 US banks to animal protein and feed companies in the form of loans and underwriting, such as share and bond issuance guarantees.

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Gender pay gap among UK staff at Goldman Sachs at highest level in six years

TheGuardian

Women’s average hourly pay 54% less than men’s in 2023, raising concerns about female representation in senior roles The gender pay gap among UK staff at Goldman Sachs has hit its highest level in six years, raising concerns about a lack of women among the bank’s most senior ranks. Data submitted to the UK government showed that the average hourly pay gap widened at its main UK entity, Goldman Sachs International (GSI), with women receiving 54% less than their male colleagues in 2023.

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ACI moves real-time payments onboarding to cloud

BankInovation

ACI Worldwide is exploring the use of its cloud platform to onboard bank clients to The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments network.

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Buy the People: Why everyone loves to hate the Fed

American Banker

The Federal Reserve, historically a secretive and isolated institution, has made a concerted effort to explain itself to and be understood by the public since 2008. But try as it might, the central bank is still viewed by many as an enigma, if not an enemy.

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Where Does Chime Go From Here?

Gonzobanker

While valuation at many fintechs has dropped since 2022, Chime has bucked the trend. Is it ready for an IPO? Bloomberg recently reported that Chime, the leading fintech neobank, is planning to go public in 2025. According to the report , Chime has not engaged investment banks to date. The unnamed source is a “person familiar with the matter,” and a representative for the company declined to comment.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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SBA forges ahead with Funding Circle license despite pushback

American Banker

The decision to approve the fintech's application to make 7(a) loans came nearly a month after Funding Circle's U.K.-based CEO hinted it is considering a sale of its U.S. operations, alarming some members of Congress.

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TODAQ launches micropayments and AI conversational checkout

The Paypers

TODAQ has announced the public beta launch of TAPPTM (Tap-and-Privately-Pay) and TAPP Conversational CheckoutTM AI sales agents.

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In latest move, Cadence reorganizes its management structure

American Banker

The Tupelo, Mississippi, company announced a management simplification plan in which several executives, including the president and the chief financial officer, are gaining new responsibilities. Most of the changes took effect April 1.

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Trustly expands collaboration with Cross River Bank

The Paypers

Open Banking payments provider Trustly has announced the expansion of its collaboration with Cross River Bank , aiming to provide instant payments by adding the FedNow Service.

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The Role of Automation in Commercial Lending

Automation is changing the game for commercial lenders, offering a clear path to competitive advantage in 2025. Rising costs, outdated workflows, and manual data entry slow growth and impact borrower satisfaction. Automation addresses these challenges, reducing costs, speeding up loan cycles, improving accuracy, and elevating borrower experiences. With market uncertainty easing, now is the time to act—waiting until loan volumes rebound leaves lenders unprepared and struggling to compete.

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Wyoming community bank winds down fintech program

American Banker

The Federal Reserve issued an enforcement action against Mode Eleven Bancorp, the holding company for Summit National Bank, which engages in banking-as-a-service.

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TD and Google Cloud partner for innovative banking experiences

The Paypers

TD Bank Group has partnered with Google Cloud to enhance banking experiences and streamline innovation, leveraging Google's secure infrastructure.

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Which large language models are best for banks?

American Banker

A new, free leaderboard created and continuously updated by the Kensho team at S&P Global gives people in the financial industry a sense of which generative AI models work best for specific use cases.

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Visa launches Subscription Manager

The Paypers

Multinational payment card services company Visa has announced the launch of Subscription Manager, a service for tracking subscriptions conveniently.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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Will the Fed's master account victories stand the test of time?

American Banker

The Federal Reserve scored some important legal victories in lawsuits challenging its discretion to grant or deny applicants for master accounts. But whether those victories will last through the appeals process or scrutiny from Congress is uncertain.

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iPiD publishes guide for payment service providers

The Paypers

Singapore-based fintech iPiD has launched the ‘Verification of Payee: The Race to Compliance’ guide for payment service providers.

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The forces driving JPMorgan Chase to build a digital media business

American Banker

The credit and debit card-issuing giant's Chase Media Solutions will help fund new loyalty programs to offset downward pressure on card-swipe fees and the potential erosion of card spending volume from the rise of faster payments and open banking, experts say.

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Swan partners with Wise Platform

The Paypers

France-based Embedded Finance platform Swan has entered a collaboration with Wise Platform in a bid to allow its clients to transfer money from over 190 countries.

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Outsource With Confidence for RDC Program Success

Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) clients are more likely to use additional treasury services and maintain larger deposits. However, poor customer experiences—particularly if they delay deposits—can compel RDC clients to take their business elsewhere. This eBook makes the case for outsourcing RDC operations to a proven managed services partner. This approach helps Treasury Departments with limited resources provide excellent client experiences that result in higher retention and productivity rates.

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Fraud will be harder to stop without changes to open banking rule

American Banker

The CFPB should change its proposal and allow fintechs and other financial services companies the same freedom to innovate that entrenched large banks already enjoy.

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Google files lawsuit against crypto scammers

The Paypers

Google has filed a lawsuit against a group of crypto scammers for allegedly defrauding more than 100,000 people via the Android app store.

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FDIC unveils updated financial inclusion strategic plan

ABA Community Banking

The FDIC has released an updated financial inclusion strategic plan that calls on the agency to take steps to encourage bank lending, investments and services that support healthy communities, including in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and other underserved communities, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg said. The post FDIC unveils updated financial inclusion strategic plan appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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PortX, eXate partner to boost data security and compliance

The Paypers

US-based provider of integration technology for financial institutions (FIs), PortX , has announced entering a strategic partnership with forefront innovator in data privacy and protection solutions, eXate.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.